January 16, 2012
Activists are unhappy that a company that profited once by maiming Vietnamese civilians is allowed to profit again in the country 18-year-old Thang, believed to be an Agent Orange victim according to locals who know his mother, waits for customers at a market in Hanoi on January 9. It would be ironic if Vietnam [...]
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January 11, 2012
Many rice farmers work under the mistaken impression that regular insecticide applications are necessary to attain high yields. However, decades of research by scientists around the world has shown that healthy and productive rice crops can be produced with little or no insecticide applications in most years. Nonetheless, farmers continue to apply dangerous chemicals [...]
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November 16, 2011
Genetically-modified (GM) maize on trial cultivation at a farm in Vietnam. More and more experts are concerned about the harmful consequences of GM crops and Vietnam’s plans to cultivate them on a wide scale. Vietnamese experts are increasingly concerned about genetically-modified (GM) plants that have undergone trials and are about to be cultivated widely. [...]
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August 23, 2011
Investing in GMOs is the worst decision Vietnam could make at this time, putting its food sovereignty at risk, independent scientists say A Thai organic farmer pretends to be dead after eating GM corn during a protest against the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to Thailand outside the Government House in Bangkok in [...]
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December 16, 2010
Vietnam will be planting genetically modified (GM) crops on a large scale from 2013 onwards, an official from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said at a conference Friday. Â Pham Van Toan, chief of the ministry’s biotech office, said so far three foreign companies have been licensed to test three varieties of [...]
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November 15, 2010
The environmental advocacy group Greenpeace has called for the adoption of “readily available” food security solutions instead of hugely problematic ones like genetically engineered rice. “Genetically engineered (GE) rice is sometimes proposed as a solution to the impacts of climate change although there is no evidence that GE crops can play a role in [...]
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December 21, 2009
Living in a mountainous area, residents of Cao Lau commune in Lang Son province have to cultivate in terraced fields. After harvesting, Cao Lau’s boys play football in bare feet. When rice is harvested, Cao Lau’s boys start playing “fierce” football matches on the terraced fields.It is difficult to find a wide field like this. The [...]
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December 21, 2009
Farmers in Yen Phong District, Bac Ninh Province, till paddy fields ahead of the upcoming rice season, as water is released from local reservoirs for irrigation.LookAtVietnam – About two billion cubic metres of water will be released from reservoirs to save winter-spring crops in northern regions from looming drought.According to the plan agreed between the [...]
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November 22, 2009
China remains key market for exports; Dairy firm’s milk recall nears completion; BASF introduces solutions for construction industry; Automakers urged to develop plan The Prime Minister has given the nod to the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) to invest in the Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) undersea cable system construction project.The 8,000-kilometre cable line will link [...]
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November 22, 2009
A model on planting crops on saline soil in southern Kien Giang Province is expected to provide an effective way of ensuring food security and improve local residents’ life. LookAtVietnam – A model on planting crops on saline soil in southern Kien Giang Province is expected to provide an effective way of ensuring food security [...]
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